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...clientele in the Georgian Restaurant is nibbling terrine of foie gras with cèpes, fillet of red mullet and wild game pudding whipped up by a chef who used to work at London's The Ivy. Even the most discerning Parisian diners have been reserving tables at Le Chênevert, Galeries Lafayette's chic venue that opened last September to rave reviews...
...Paris, Galeries Lafayette has refurbished its food department, Lafayette Gourmet, to include not just Le Chênevert, but also Le Bar Rouge, a bistro with stainless steel communal tables and a blackboard menu offering grilled fish, sausages, salads and hearty soups. Not to be outdone, rival Le Printemps has introduced several new restaurants, including The World Bar, decorated by designer Paul Smith. "If there is a good restaurant, customers will stay and eat rather than leave the store," says Tim Zagat of Zagat Survey, which publishes a series of restaurant guidebooks...
Bruno Quenioux, a manager at Galeries Lafayette's Le Chênevert, says the wine and food departments have already benefited from the 11-month-old restaurant. "We have a six-page wine list, so I make a point of encouraging clients to try a new wine. Usually they buy it before leaving the store," he says. "The menu is seasonal with only the freshest ingredients from our Food Hall, so people want to take the ingredients home and try to make it themselves...
...misery" the companies allegedly caused by doing business with South Africa's apartheid regime. The plaintiffs said Citigroup, UBS and Credit Suisse profited from loans to Pretoria between 1985 and 1993 while a U.N. embargo on trade with South Africa was in force. VENEZUELA Coup Fear President Hugo Chávez warned against fresh attempts to topple his government as police arrested a retired colonel who led a march through Caracas demanding Chávez's resignation. MEANWHILE Doomed Love Songs The loudest love songs in the ocean, sung by its largest animals, may soon be drowned out by noise...
VENEZUELA Back Again His ejection lasted only 48 hours, and last week Hugo Chávez was back in the presidential palace in Caracas. After resigning under pressure from the military in the face of violent demonstrations a week before, an apparently chastened Chávez pledged to change his policies and his demeanor. The new Chávez, however, seemed a lot like the old, blaming political foes and the media for his troubles...